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By Oluyemi Ogunseyin
07 June 2024 | 5:30 p.m.
Nigerians spent the sum of €3,435,200 successful applying for Schengen visas successful 2023 but their applications turned retired to beryllium unsuccessful. This was disclosed successful a study by EUobserver arsenic quoted by Schengen visa statistics. "The European Union (EU) earned €3,435,200 from rejected Schengen visa applications from Nigeria successful 2023," the study read. "Globally, the…
Schengen Visa. PHOTO: Adobe StockNigerians spent the sum of €3,435,200 successful applying for Schengen visas successful 2023 but their applications turned retired to beryllium unsuccessful.
This was disclosed successful a study by EUobserver arsenic quoted by Schengen visa statistics.
“The European Union (EU) earned €3,435,200 from rejected Schengen visa applications from Nigeria successful 2023,” the study read.
“Globally, the EU governments raked successful €130 cardinal from rejected Schengen visa applications with African and Asian countries shouldering 90% of the costs.”
Also according to the report, African countries particularly, are disproportionately impacted, with rejection rates arsenic precocious arsenic 40-50% for the trio of West African nations, Ghana, Senegal and Nigeria.
“Notably, the figures bash not relationship for the costs incurred from being incapable to question for concern and leisure oregon the expenses for ineligible proposal and backstage agencies progressive successful processing visa applications,” EUobserver said.
The laminitis of LAGO Collective and elder visiting chap astatine the Overseas Development Institute, Marta Foresti, however, said that “visa inequality has precise tangible consequences and the world’s poorest wage the price”.
“You tin deliberation of the costs of rejected visas arsenic ‘reverse remittances’, wealth flowing from mediocre to affluent countries. We ne'er perceive astir these costs erstwhile discussing assistance oregon migration, it is clip to alteration that,” she added.
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Nigerians spent the sum of €3,435,200 successful applying for Schengen visas successful 2023 but their applications turned retired to beryllium unsuccessful. This was disclosed successful a study by EUobserver arsenic quoted by Schengen visa statistics. "The European Union (EU) earned €3,435,200 from rejected Schengen visa applications from Nigeria successful 2023," the study read. "Globally, the…
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